Glove-fastener



(No Model.)

A. STEINER.

GLDVE PASTENER No. 380,604. Patented Apr. 3, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EErcE.

ALBERT STEINER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GLOVE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,604, dated April 3, 1888.

Application filed September 27, 1887. Serial No. 250,839. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT STEINER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glove-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a view of part of a glove showing my improved fastener. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in detail showing the riveted buttons with their ball-hooks when rivets are used for fastening the buttons to the glove material. Fig. 3 is an edge view showing the parts fastened in full lines, and in dotted lines showing the sewed buttons in position for fastening. Fig. l is a face view of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a concave riveted button, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional View of a concave sewed button.

Before describing my invention and improvement I desire to state that I am aware that glove-fasteners have been made with looking ball-hooks. This I broadly disclaim.

The object of my improvementis to prevent the tearing away of the button from the glove material when said button is provided with an offset-fastening, as will be fully understood from the following description and claim,taken in connection with the annexed drawings.

Referring to the annexed drawings, A designates a button,which may be circular, elliptical, or of any other design. This button is represented clearly in Figs. 2, 3, 4:, 5, and 6. It is concave on its bottom, and in case of a rivet being used an aperture is made centrally through it for the purpose of receiving a rivetpin, a, which is formed integral with a flat head, b, and which, when clinched on the concave bottom, will compress the material between the head I) and this bottom and prevent a tearing of the material.

It will be observed, by reference to Figs. 3, 4, and 6, that I show a button having eyes through it formed with a hook provided with an enlargement on its end and bent so as to interlock with a hook which is a counterpart of it. It will also be observed, by reference to Figs. 2, 3, and 5 of the annexed drawings, that the hooks which are formed on the but tons are directed inwardly and outwardly and upwardly and backwardly, so that when they are interlocked the ball tips are in line with each other, (shown in Figs. 1 and 4,) so that the glove or other garment to which the button is attached will be held securely.

The button-hooks by my invention are all formed alike, and when riveted to the gloves are arranged right and left, the hooked and ball extensions being so formed that they will positively interlock and prevent casual detachment.

One essential feature of my improvement consists in a button provided with a hooked extension terminated by an enlargement, said button having a concavity in its back into which the material of the glove will embed itself when the button is sewed or otherwise fastened, thereby preventing the tearing away of the material.

It will be observed from the several figures that the interlocking ball-hooks are formed integral with the buttons, and are projected from the edge of the same, first in an outwardly and upwardly direction with respect to the button, then curved and directed tangentially to the button a short distance, and then curved again and slightly turned in toward the button, where they terminate in a ball. It will thus be seen that when the two adjacent hooks are engaged, as shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 4, the balls will be in line with each other and will be so securely and firmly locked together as not to become disengaged by the ordinary movements of the hand. It will also be seen by the curvature and direction of the hook and the size of the ball on the end thereof that there will not be sufficient space left between the button and the ball to permit the engagingball to be unhooked without first moving it to the position shown in dotted lines in Figs. 3, 4, and 5, thereby rendering it impossible to accidentally disengage the hooks. It will be finally seen that I form a concavity in the center of the button, into which the glove material is forcibly embedded and compressed when the same is secured to the glove. This establishes such a substantial bite that the glove material will not tear out under all ordinary usage.

It is essential that the button should present abroad flat annular surface, e, and an internal annular surface, 6, a concentric concavity, e, concave surface, 6, and that the bar or arch e an offset fastening, and a bridge, e having a should also present in cross-section a concave concave inner surface and a convex outer surunder surface and a convex upper or outer face, as shown and described.

5 surface, as clearly represented in Fig. 6. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in I 5 Having thus fully described my invention, presence of two witnesses. what I claim asnew, and desire to secure by ALBERT STEINER. Letters Patent, is- Witnesses: The within-described improved glove-fast- FRIEDEL L. RIOHEY, r0 ener consisting of a button having a broad flat DORR A. KIMBALL. 

